HVNL Industry Information Sessions May 2026

The NHVR hosted a series of online industry information sessions throughout May to support operators, drivers, and transport businesses in understanding the upcoming amendments to the Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNL), and what these changes will mean in practice ahead of commencement mid-year. The recordings of each session, as well as the presentation slides, can be found below.

Mass, Dimension and Loading - Wed 6 May

• MDL Presentation slides (PDF, 1.6MB)
• MDL Session 1 video
• MDL Session 2 video

Accreditation and Safety Management Systems (SMS) - Wed 13 May

• Accreditation and Safety Management Systems (SMS) Presentation slides (PDF, 1.3MB)
• Accreditation and SMS Session 1 video
• Accreditation and SMS Session 2 video

Performance-Based Standards (PBS) - Wed 20 May

• Performance Based Standards (PBS) Presentation slides (PDF, 625KB)
• Performance Based Standards (PBS) Session 1 video
• Performance Based Standards (PBS) Session 2 video

Fatigue and Fitness to Drive - Wed 27 May

• Fatigue and Fitness to Drive Presentation slides (PDF, 1.2MB)
• Fatigue and Fitness to Drive Session 1 video
• Fatigue and Fitness to Drive Session 2 video